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Work and Energy

Before You Read
Before you read the chapter, respond to these statements.
1. Write an A if you agree with the statement.
2. Write a D if you disagree with the statement.

Before You
Read Work and Machines
• Holding a heavy object motionless involves
a lot of work.
• Energy is lost when an object is
motionless.
• A machine is a device that creates energy.

• A light bulb transforms electrical energy

into light and thermal energy.

Construct the Foldable as directed at the beginning of this chapter.

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Science Journal
Diagram a bicycle and identify the parts you think are machines.

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Section 1 Work and Machines

Skim Section 1 of your text. Write three questions that come to

mind from reading the headings and the illustration captions.

1.

2.

3.

Review
Vocabulary Define the word force.
force

New
Vocabulary Use your book or a dictionary to define these terms.
work

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machine

simple machine

compound machine

efficiency

mechanical advantage

Academic
Vocabulary Look up the words per and cent in a dictionory.
percent

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Section 1 Work and Machines (continued)

What is work? Create three sketches showing the following situations involving
I found this information work.
on page . A force is not doing
A force is doing A force is not doing work, because the
work. work, because there force does not point to
is no motion. the direction of motion.

What is a Complete the concept map relating simple and compound

machine? machines.
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I found this information

on page . Machines

Simple Machines Compound Machines

Sketch a nail and a screw. Explain which one uses less force
and why.

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Section 1 Work and Machines (continued)

Efficiency Evaluate the efficiency of two identical-looking conveyor belts.

I found this information Belt A can move a 10 newton weight one meter in 3 seconds. Belt
on page . B can move a 10 newton weight 2 meters in 3 seconds. (one joule
 1 newton meter) The input work for both belts is 20 joules.
Fill in the missing numbers below.

What do you know?

Belt A Belt B
Weight (newtons)
Distance (meters) 1
Time (seconds) 3 3
Joules = Newton/meter 10 Nm 6 Nm
Joules
Input work (Win) 20 J 20 J
Output work (Wout)
Efficiency (%) 

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Wout  Win  100

CONNECT IT A child sits at the top of a slide at a playground. He wiggles

forward slightly, and then slides all the way down with no further effort. Explain the
source of the force acting on the child, and how you would calculate the work being
done.

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